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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
added
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From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
Admiral
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
agreed
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
already
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From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
asked
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
chum
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From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
circs
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From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
fun
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
go
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From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
hadn't
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From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
here
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "As if we hadn't already," added his chum.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
isn't
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From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
like
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
Look
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
man
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
Naval
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
old
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
Oracle
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
ordinary
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From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
out
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From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
pass
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From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
perhaps
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From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
prepared
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From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
rather
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
Reserve
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
Ross
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
Sandhurst
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From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
say
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
see
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
shot
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
Vernon
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From this reading "I'd rather like to see something of the fun," agreed Vernon.
war
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From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Before we pass out, the war will be over perhaps."
Works
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From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "In ordinary circs I would be prepared to go through Sandhurst, but this isn't ordinary circs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Admiral Works the Oracle "Look here, old man; what do you say about having a shot for the Naval Reserve?" asked Ross.
